Journal article
Nursing one litter of Mongolian gerbils while pregnant with another: effects on daughters' mate attachment and fecundity
Abstract
Previous research has revealed profound effects of prenatal interactions among littermates on the subsequent fecundity and behaviour of female Mongolian gerbils, Meriones unguiculatus. Here, we determined whether interlitter competition for maternal resources similarly affects female phenotypes. We found that, when adult, female Mongolian gerbils whose dams were both nursing while gestating them and pregnant while suckling them …
Authors
Clark MM; Stiver K; Teall T; Galef BG
Journal
Animal Behaviour, Vol. 71, No. 1, pp. 235–241
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2006
DOI
10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.04.015
ISSN
0003-3472